glance
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At first glance, Markey’s win would seem to break a recent streak of older incumbents falling to more youthful candidates.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
At first glance, it’s an iPhone running Apple software.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
At first glance, it resembles an enormous star with dimensions comparable to our solar system.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
At first glance, the site is an unremarkable cluster of tall trees wrapped in thick greenery.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
James lobbed a cross glance at the boys, but when he turned back at me, his eyes were tender.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
When she encountered the boys in the hallways, their glances left her feeling disturbed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
But Barker only glances at a few relevant themes before turning his gaze just when things are getting interesting.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
At this point, Venegas briefly glances at the rows of books inside the lending library, as if contemplating the vastness of human creativity.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Achieve that, and maybe the next time they go into that Glasgow pub they might just draw a few glances of recognition.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Christopher and Mal exchanged glances and then followed suit, tearing with their hands and teeth at the meat.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
She glanced at him once with what looked like a hint of contemptuousness and ended without detouring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
She led me inside, and I glanced at the table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
He glanced at his staff and shifted in his seat.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
Before the face-off drama, a twitchy, stone-faced Dubois glanced around at the stained-glass windows as the managers went toe-to-toe backing their men.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
The invitation was so unexpected that I blinked at her, tongue-tied, then glanced at James.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
You wouldn’t know it from glancing at major stock indexes or Micron’s share price, but behind closed doors, Wall Street’s anxiety about AI is reaching new heights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
But within just a few months, I’d reverted to my old habits—immediately glancing at and engaging with every ping and alert, and reflexively picking up my phone to scroll through my rotation of go-to websites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Arsenal's Kai Havertz equalised with a glancing header early in the second half before Jonathan Tah's header was controversially ruled out for a foul by a team-mate seconds earlier.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
He said glancing at the the dinosaur next to him in the dirt helps keep him calm and focused.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Hila at last extracted from her bag a thick, heavy-looking candle, which, after furtively glancing about the park, she placed at the base of the plastic tree trunk.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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